CVE-2013-6486 | BDVDB-2026-59782 Detail

Description#

gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a message containing a file: URL that is improperly handled during construction of an explorer.exe command. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3185.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00005.html
http://hg.pidgin.im/pidgin/main/rev/b2571530fa8b
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00039.html
http://pidgin.im/news/security/?id=81
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65189

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-02-06Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.